I bought my current laptop “slightly used” a couple of years ago, from a Mac-loyal friend who had given Windows a try at her boyfriend’s suggestion and had wound up regretting it. To be fair to Windows, I don’t think this particular computer was ever the best case for it; even at the time, she […]

Yesterday the good people at the Canadian Comedy Awards posted their list of 2011 nominees, and lo and behold, this clip from Fresh Talks – a man who bears a very suspicious resemblance to my brother – has been nominated for Best Web Clip. You can play a role in the outcome by registering as […]

Ernest Hemmingway believed that the best thing for a writer to do when things were going well was to stop writing. As he explained, “if everything’s going well and you know exactly where the end of the chapter’s going to go and you know just what the people are going to do, you don’t go […]

Sarah Palin has been taking some heat this week, after offering up a colourful but wildly incorrect take on the Paul Revere story. “He who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells and making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to […]

I’m headed out of town for the weekend, and it’s pretty unlikely that I’ll be able to get connected while I’m gone. Besides, I’m aiming to spend the weekend relaxing, not blogging. I’ll be back on Monday with a whole bunch of new links and pithy observations. Don’t miss it!

If you’ll be at home this evening, and you’ve got cable, then you ought to tune into Bravo! at 10:00 PM to catch tonight’s episode of In Short, an eight-part series exploring the seven deadly sins through an assortment of short films. One of tonight’s shorts is Record, an excellent short film by director and […]

If you’ve been around since the eighties, then you probably remember watching this commercial when you were a kid. And if you do, then chances are you also remember the day when you realized that the dirtbags at Tonka had been making a fool out of you. “Wow!” you’d say to yourself as a kid. […]

As I carefully scanned the ingredients list on the back of a packet of T.G.I. Friday’s Cheddar and Bacon Flavoured Potato Skins Snack Chips to make sure they were vegetarian, I couldn’t help but feel like a bit of an idiot. People tend to want to know why someone who they’ve just discovered is a […]

Today on my lunch break I returned some library books, did some record shopping, picked up some tickets for a show tonight, bought a bike helmet, did a little banking, and emailed my aunt. Not only that, but I did it all with ten minutes to spare! Then I stopped into Tim Hortons on the […]

After a couple of weeks in the UK, give or take a few days in the Ukraine, Kate and I arrived back in town last night. We both headed straight back to work today, and I think it’s safe to say that we’re both still in the process of getting caught up with everyday life. […]